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LONDON: India pacer Mohammed Siraj has been fined 15 percent of his match fee by the ICC for breaching the Code of Conduct during the ongoing third Test against England at Lord’s.
The incident took place on Day 4, when Siraj gave England opener Ben Duckett an animated send-off after dismissing him in the sixth over of England’s second innings.
The fast bowler was found to have celebrated excessively in close proximity to the departing batter.
The ICC confirmed that Siraj breached Article 2.5 of its Code of Conduct, which pertains to “using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his/her dismissal during an International Match.”
In addition to the fine, Siraj was handed one demerit point, his second in a 24-month period, bringing him halfway to the threshold of four demerit points that could trigger a suspension.
Mohammed Siraj admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by match referee Richie Richardson, avoiding the need for a formal hearing.
The charge was laid by on-field umpires Paul Reiffel and Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid, with third umpire Ahsan Raza and fourth umpire Graham Lloyd also involved.
For the unversed, England were bowled out for 192 in their second innings, setting India a target of 193.
But the visitors stumbled in the chase, reduced to 54-4 by stumps on Day 4.
KL Rahul, who scored a century in the first innings, remains key for India and will resume Day 5 on 33 not out, with 135 runs still needed.
The five-match Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy is currently locked at 1-1, with India bouncing back strongly in the second Test after losing the series opener.
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